A long journey today, so an early start, well early for us at 09:30. A short journey along the coast was followed by a dramatic ascent of the mountains to a pass that lead us to the plateau on which the A1 motorway ran. The ascent was spent stuck behind a tanker and I didn't get out of 3rdgear. The steep twisty road gave absolutely no chance of overtaking and so I relaxed (Jane didn't) and admired the scenery.
We delayed going on to the motorway until the last moment having overtaken the tanker once we got to the plateau but had to join it eventually in order to cover the kilometres faster. And that it certainly did. We left the A1 at the junction for Sibenik and travelled to the coast through the Krka National Park. This was lovely and we have noted it for a potential future visit. Once on the coast, we stopped at a viewpoint overlooking the very pretty village of Primosten occupying a peninsular surrounded by the blue sea – another potential visit for the future!
Finally we arrived at Kamp Seget near Trogir (a UNESCO site) and close to Split. Our intention was to visit Trogir and Split from this site given that it had good bus connections to both. The ACSI guide said that it was open until the end of October but, you guessed it, it was closed. We had also identified a site about the same distance the other side of Split, so we decided to push on and stop only if we saw another open site on the way.
We ploughed through Split aided by a reasonable ring road and I then spotted a sign to a campsite that had to be close to the road given that the sea was not far away. A miracle – it was open and much more convenient for visiting Split. Even better, it is extremely pleasant and very reasonably priced (Ł11 per night). It is set in a wood on the edge of the sea with views across the bay and over to nearby islands. All of the facilities are brand new and the shower block is immaculate. It even has an Internet Café consisting of a single PC and tomorrow I will find out whether it has WiFi. We asked when it will close for the season and we have been told that, if we want to return, they will ensure that it will be open! It is their first season and they will open all year next year but will close this year once they run out of guests!
Buses run regularly into Split and we even have the option of a campsite minibus to take us and retrieve us whenever we want. This sounded expensive but would only cost Ł6 each way for the two of us. Still, the bus sounds like more of an adventure, so we will give that a go tomorrow.
Photos: Krka National Park; Primosten.
We delayed going on to the motorway until the last moment having overtaken the tanker once we got to the plateau but had to join it eventually in order to cover the kilometres faster. And that it certainly did. We left the A1 at the junction for Sibenik and travelled to the coast through the Krka National Park. This was lovely and we have noted it for a potential future visit. Once on the coast, we stopped at a viewpoint overlooking the very pretty village of Primosten occupying a peninsular surrounded by the blue sea – another potential visit for the future!
Finally we arrived at Kamp Seget near Trogir (a UNESCO site) and close to Split. Our intention was to visit Trogir and Split from this site given that it had good bus connections to both. The ACSI guide said that it was open until the end of October but, you guessed it, it was closed. We had also identified a site about the same distance the other side of Split, so we decided to push on and stop only if we saw another open site on the way.
We ploughed through Split aided by a reasonable ring road and I then spotted a sign to a campsite that had to be close to the road given that the sea was not far away. A miracle – it was open and much more convenient for visiting Split. Even better, it is extremely pleasant and very reasonably priced (Ł11 per night). It is set in a wood on the edge of the sea with views across the bay and over to nearby islands. All of the facilities are brand new and the shower block is immaculate. It even has an Internet Café consisting of a single PC and tomorrow I will find out whether it has WiFi. We asked when it will close for the season and we have been told that, if we want to return, they will ensure that it will be open! It is their first season and they will open all year next year but will close this year once they run out of guests!
Buses run regularly into Split and we even have the option of a campsite minibus to take us and retrieve us whenever we want. This sounded expensive but would only cost Ł6 each way for the two of us. Still, the bus sounds like more of an adventure, so we will give that a go tomorrow.
Photos: Krka National Park; Primosten.
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